15 Intent on satisfying the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus (A)flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

16 (B)Now the soldiers took Him away into (C)the [a]palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they *called together the whole Roman [b](D)cohort. 17 And they *dressed Him in [c]purple, and after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on Him; 18 and they began saluting Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 And they repeatedly beat His head with a [d]reed and spit on Him, and kneeling, they bowed down before Him. 20 And after they had mocked Him, they took the [e]purple cloak off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they *led Him out to crucify Him.

21 (E)And they *compelled a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and (F)Rufus), to carry His cross.

The Crucifixion

22 (G)Then they *brought Him to the place (H)Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. 23 And they tried to give Him (I)wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it. 24 And they *crucified Him, and *(J)divided up His garments among themselves, casting [f]lots for them to decide [g]what each man would take. 25 Now it was the [h](K)third hour [i]when they crucified Him.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 15:16 Or court
  2. Mark 15:16 Normally 600 men (the number varied)
  3. Mark 15:17 Prob. a term for a Roman soldier’s red cloak (cf. Matt 27:28)
  4. Mark 15:19 Or staff (made of a reed)
  5. Mark 15:20 See note v 17
  6. Mark 15:24 Lit a lot upon
  7. Mark 15:24 Lit who would take what
  8. Mark 15:25 I.e., 9 a.m.
  9. Mark 15:25 Lit and

15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged,(A) and handed him over to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus(B)

16 The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace(C) (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers. 17 They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him. 18 And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”(D) 19 Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him. 20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out(E) to crucify him.

The Crucifixion of Jesus(F)

21 A certain man from Cyrene,(G) Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus,(H) was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.(I) 22 They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). 23 Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh,(J) but he did not take it. 24 And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots(K) to see what each would get.

25 It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.

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